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Grand Staircase / Hole-in-the-Rock

10 canyons.

• 1B

  Brimstone Gulch

  Darker, longer, less-traveled cousin to Spooky. Frequently dead-ends at a deep cold pool.

  Escalante, UT High flood
• 3B

  Choprock Canyon

  Serious committing technical canyon. 2005 hypothermia fatalities. Experienced only.

  Escalante, UT Moderate flood
• 3A

  Egypt 1

  Compact technical canyon. Great place to practice stemming. Well-anchored.

  Escalante, UT Moderate flood
• 3A

  Egypt 2

  Famous photo-rappel canyon. Long downclimbing through skinny mud-floored slot.

  Escalante, UT Moderate flood
• 2A

  Egypt 3

  Possibly the best non-technical slot in Escalante. Endless narrowing slot with potholes, then narrowest passages.

  Escalante, UT Moderate flood
• 3B

  Neon Canyon (Golden Cathedral)

  Iconic Escalante rappel through three stacked potholes in the ceiling of the Golden Cathedral arch.

  Escalante, UT Moderate flood
• 2A

  Peek-a-Boo Gulch

  Corkscrew slot with sculpted bowls and arches. Distinctive bookend with Spooky. ~0.7 mi RT just into the slot itself.

  Escalante, UT High flood
• 2A

  Spooky Gulch

  One of the narrowest hikeable slots anywhere; ~10 inches wide in spots. Not for larger body types.

  Escalante, UT High flood
• 1B

  Tunnel Slot

  Short straight tunnel-like slot with a deep cold pool at the entrance and a moqui marble field above.

  Escalante, UT High flood
• 1B

  Zebra Slot

  Pink-and-white striped Navajo sandstone, often a knee to waist-deep wade and a tight squeeze.

  Escalante, UT High flood